Academic Standards
In 2002, the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) designated the school as one of the first four specialist engineering colleges in England. In 2006 it was judged to be a High Performing Specialist School (HPSS) and has rebid successfully for a second 4 year period of Engineering Specialism. In April 2007, it took up a second specialism in languages. After the OFSTED inspection in October 2007, the school successfully gained redesignation for Engineering and, with its HPSS status re-affirmed, successfully applied a third specialism "Applied Learning" which commenced during 2009. This specialism encourages subject teaching to make reference to relevance in the world of work.
The school was recently inspected again in February 2011, and was designated as an "Outstanding" school, paving the way for the school's conversion to "Type Two" Academy Status in early March 2011, under the Coalition Government's Academy scheme.
The school's academic performance can be assessed on the UK government's Department for Education and Skills (DfES) website.
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